Loliondo, Ngorongoro

Town in Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region
Town in Ngorongoro District in Arusha Region, Tanzania
Loliondo
Mji wa Loliondo (Swahili)
Town in Ngorongoro District
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Ngorongoro's capital
Coordinates: 2°3′12.6″S 35°37′5.88″E / 2.053500°S 35.6183000°E / -2.053500; 35.6183000
Country Tanzania
RegionArusha Region
DistrictNgorongoro District
WardsOrgosorok
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili, Maasai & Arusha
 • AncestralSonjo
Tanzanian Postal Code
23701

Loliondo (Mji wa Loliondo in Swahili) is an administrative town in Orgosorok ward of the Ngorongoro District in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is the seat of the Ngorongoro District. In northern Tanzania, Loliondo is situated along the ridges of the Great Rift Valley. It is surrounded by hundreds of kilometers of lush, verdant forest. With Kenya's Maasai Mara in the north, the arid Longido Hills in the east, the Serengeti in the west, Ngorongoro Crater in the south. [1]

References

  1. ^ "Loliondo in the news". Retrieved 2023-06-15.
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Capital: Loliondo Town
WardsNative PeoplesNational Historic SitesRivers and Lakes
  • Lake Makat
  • Lake Ndutu
  • Lake Masek
  • Lake Natron
  • lake Empakaai
  • Munge River
  • Lerai River
  • Oljoro Nyuki River
Major Cities and Towns
  • Loliondo
National Parks and Reserves
Ngorongoro Landmarks